MarcoBoi

[quote name='Andyalfa' post='388632' date='Jan 22 2009, 04:36 PM']......Don't use too much though, as it won't go back down the hole.[/quote] Well, mine didn't want to go back down the hole but I spoke sharply to it and gave it a swift tap across the snout (they are very sensitive) and guess what?

[quote name='Andyalfa' post='388632' date='Jan 22 2009, 04:36 PM']No, it won't come all the way out because it has "ears" on the end to stop it. What I did was push all the way [i]into[/i] the body. If you then take the back panel off, the end of the pin is visible behind it, and that's where I stuck the bubble wrap. There's not much play, so stick a bit on the top, then rotate the pin to pull it round. Don't use too much though, as it won't go back down the hole.[/quote] Marvellous idea, thanks.

[quote name='Andyalfa' post='388218' date='Jan 22 2009, 10:15 AM']Hi Maxcat, did you try sellotaping bubble wrap to the top end of the pin? Ever since I did that, my rattle has disappeared. I'm also loving the sound now I've wrapped some material round the strings between the bridge and tailpiece to mute the unwanted resonances. I am delighted with my acquisition and would definitely recommend it as an instrument in it's own right.[/quote] I've got the same thing. But the rattle actually comes from inside the body - it's the top of the pin which is moving. Did you take the pin out, or what...?

[quote name='OldGit' post='344951' date='Dec 4 2008, 12:49 AM']I hang my lead off it so I don't stand on it and yank it out [/quote] Right. I guess it would serve to hang a flask of tea from, and maybe a plastic Tupperware box full of sandwiches, if I can find a suitable interfacing device.

Just received a red one - all very nice and prongs went in perfectly. But how are you supposed to use the (single) strap button on the back of the neck? As a bass guitarist, I can't work out the significance of a single strap button.....